Collectors, shops celebrate vinyl with Record Store Day

6:54 PM,
Apr. 17, 2013

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Written by

Eric Christenson
Press-Gazette Media

In 2007, the vinyl record wasn't doing so hot. Any enthusiasm was fueled almost exclusively by nostalgia.

Now after a half-dozen years of growth in sales, it's a completely different game - especially in an age of mp3s, music pirates and breakneck-speed digital evolution. Vinyl records are as collectable as ever and suddenly, there's a demand for them.

As Tom Smith, manager of The Exclusive Co., puts it: "You can't get a smell from a download, at least not yet." ...